How the trend to remote work may help growth outside major centres: Linda Nazareth in The Globe and Mail
With the pandemic, a large chunk of the work force is now doing remote work, and apparently it is turning ...
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For older workers, the pandemic employment plunge may be tougher to pull out of: Linda Nazareth in the Globe and Mail
We are only at the beginning of the economic adjustment, and it would be naive to think that older workers ...
Economy, meet cliff: Philip Cross in the Financial Post
Canada’s productive capacity of capital and labour will be curtailed for years, as business investment slumps and immigration slows, writes ...
Don’t reject change — manage its effects: Jack Mintz in Financial Post
How well we handle change is critical — it could mean either social progress or misery. Our challenge is to ...
Busting a few myths about the gig economy: Philip Cross in the National Post
Data show gig workers are far from being a permanent underclass struggling to join the mainstream labour force, writes Philip ...
Ten things to watch for in the economy and labour market in 2020: Linda Nazareth in the Globe and Mail
Economically speaking, 2020 will be a mixed bag for sure, but also a chance to start fresh and perhaps to ...
You have to break down Canada’s ugly job numbers to see what’s really wrong with our economy: Jack Mintz in the Financial Post
The government needs a growth agenda for the economy if more money is to be put into the pockets of ...
Is a lack of willingness to change jobs suppressing wage growth? New MLI Study
OTTAWA, ON (December 11, 2019): Unemployment is at record lows in Canada, which usually means wages are set to rise. ...
Unemployment rates are at historically low levels around the world – but that may not mean much: Linda Nazareth in the Globe and Mail
Ideally, we would know exactly what is behind an unemployment rate that makes it look like everything is rosy. In ...
The fight against self-checkouts is a losing battle against economic transformation
Ordering that available technologies like self-checkouts simply not be used seems like an extreme, and perhaps desperate, way to deal ...
Inside Policy: Canadians the Economy Forgot
OTTAWA, ON (September 26, 2019): In our latest issue of Inside Policy, MLI authors explore challenges facing the Canadian economy and ...
I underestimated what Trump’s ‘forgotten’ workers can do politically. Canadian politicians shouldn’t make the same mistake: Sean Speer in the Globe and Mail
Neither the left nor the right paid enough attention to working-class anxieties until Trumpism came along. With Canada heading into ...
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Canada can’t have fast population growth, housing supply constraints, and housing affordability: Steve Lafleur and Josef Filipowicz for Inside Policy
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Trudeau-Legault immigration meeting shows federation at its cynical worst: Michael Barutciski
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Richard Fadden on dealing with foreign interference in Canada: Inside Policy
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When peaceful protests cross the line into criminal conduct: Andrew Roman for Inside Policy
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Canada’s shameful betrayal of our Afghan partners goes beyond Sajjan’s specific actions: Richard Shimooka in the Hub
